Trace-protector



(No Model.)

T. H. LEE. TRACE PROTEUTOR.

No. 477,560. Patented June 21, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS H. LEE, OF GREENUP, ILLINOIS.

TRACE-PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 477,560, dated June 21, 1892. Application filed August 10, 1891. Serial No. 402,305. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. LEE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the township of Greenup, in the county of Cumberland and State of Illinois, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Harness, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for protecting the traces of a harness, the object being to combine with the trace a protecting sleeve or cover secured by the trace-buckle, but readily removable when worn.

The invention consists in the combination, with a trace, trace-buckle, and back-band of a harness, of a removable sleeve, through which the trace passes, said sleeve bein g provided with a tongue-extension, which is secured by the trace-buckle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of parts of a harness, with my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the protectingsleeve detached.

A indicates the back-band of the harness, provided with a trace-loop 1, secured to an outer loop 2.

3 indicates the trace, and 4 the trace-buckle.

5 indicates the improved protecting-sleeve, preferably made of leather or other yielding material and formed with a tongue-extension 6. This sleeve 5 is adjusted upon the trace, as shown in Fig. 1,and is held by the engagement of its tongue 6 with the tongue of the buckle 4:. It will be apparent that this sleeve will protect the trace from undue wear caused by frictional contact with its supporting-loop, and, further, that the sleeve may be readily renewed or replaced when worn.

I claim as my invention The combination,with the backhand, trace, and trace-buckle, of a removable protectingsleeve-5, through which the trace passes, provided with a perforated tongue-extension 6, resting on the inner side of the trace and se cured by the trace-buckle, substantially as described.

THOMAS H. LEE.

Witnesses:

HARRY KELLOM, A. L. WILLIAMS. 

